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#11606 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:29 AM 09.Oct.2004) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 4 AM CDT SAT OCT 09 2004 ...MATHEW WEAKENING... AT 4 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.9 WEST OR ABOUT 335 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. MATTHEW IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A VERY POORLY ORGANIZED STORM AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. REPEATING THE 4 AM CDT POSITION...25.6 N... 92.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 AM CDT. FORECASTER LAWRENCE |